NJ BOATING CERTIFICATE PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADE

NJ BOATING CERTIFICATE PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025\2026 A+ GRADE



1) A capacity plate shows the:
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- correct answer Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
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2) Whatis the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a boat?
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3) If a boattransfersownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen or recovered, theownermust notify the a genc
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y which issued the certificate within this many days:
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4) Ona federally documented boat, itmust have this number permanently affixedin block type, Arabic n ume
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rals not lees than 3" in height, on a clearly visible internal structural part of the boat.
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- correct answer Official number ws ws c v




5) Thislegal proofof state registration is required to be onthe boat whenever it is underway:
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- correct answer Certificate of number ws ws cv c v




6) Motorizedboats must be cv cv cv




- correct answer registered in the state of principal use
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7) A BackfireFlame Arrestor is attached to the airintake of an inboardgasoline engine and is designed t o:
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- correct answer Suppress flames ws ws c v




8) Whichone of the following boats is required to have a fireextinguisher onboard:
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- correct answer Personal watercraft ws ws c v

, 9) Whichof the following boats is requiredto have a Type IV (throwable) Personal FloatationDeviceon b oard
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under USCG regulations? cv cv




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10) Whichof the followingis a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress signaling device:
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- correct answer electric distress signal light
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11) All boats less than39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item inorder to communicate with o ther
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- correct answer an efficient means of producing a sound signal
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12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installedfire extinguishing system replaces this many portable B-
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13) Withwhom should youleave your float plan?
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- correct answer Friend, neighbor, or relative
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14) To prevent structural damage, always do this priorto backing your boat into the water.
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- correct answer raise the lower unit (outdrive) or outboard engine
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15) When fueling, you should alwaysmake certainthis item makes contact with the fuel tank opening to p reve
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nt static spark.
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- correct answer Fuel nozzle ws ws c v




16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept:
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17) This required pieceofsafety equipment is attached to the carburetorof inboardgasoline engines to s uppr
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